Seminars and events

  • Open Access Week 2024

    Tuesday 22nd October, 2pm-3pm, Library

    Open access publishing: your options explained:  Come along to discover your open access publishing options. Staff from the Library's Research and Open Scholarship team will explain both traditional and open access publishing models and highlight the available options as well as sources of support. Further information and booking

    Wednesday 23rd October, 2-4pm, Library 

    Film screening: The Internet's Own Boy. Join us in the library seminar room for a screening of The Internet’s Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz. It’s ten years since this biographical documentary was released, so it’s a great time to look back at the tragically short life of internet activist Aaron Swartz. Swartz was an Open Access trailblazer who’s since become seen as something of a martyr for the movement.  Further information and booking

    Thursday 24th October, 11-11:30am, online 

    Open publishing at Sussex: community over commercialization. Join us to explore some of the advantages of open publishing. Listen to our speakers explain why they chose the open access route to publication and how it benefited them, and hear how the Library at Sussex can help you to publish open access.  Further information and booking

  • Summer of Research 202411 June 2024, 11-12:00 Online Opening up....peer review . Further information and booking

    Further information on the Summer of Research 2024 

  • Library Open Research Seminars

     

    11 June 2024, 11-12:00. Opening up peer review. What role does peer review have in a more open scholarly environment? Peer review is vital in academic publishing, ensuring that scholarly work is rigorously evaluated by an author’s peers before making its way out into the world. So how does it apply to the innovations of the digital age? Speakers from PREreview and Peer Community In, two organisations at the forefront of open peer review will discuss how open peer review can help hone your evaluative skills, contribute to a fairer review system, and help your career progression. View the recording

    24th October 2023 15:00-16:30. Hot off the Press: shifting the dial towards more variety in open publishing at Sussex. A Library Open Research Seminar on the University’s community-led publishing initiatives on our Open Press. We’ll hear lightning talks from a range of Sussex collaborators who’ve published dynamic, boundary-shifting, Open Access research in a wonderful variety of formats. View the recording.  

    29th June 2023, 14:00-15:30. Online. 'My heart is an open book’: the opportunities & challenges of Open Access for monographs and longform research - Lucy Barnes (COPIM), Emma Gallon (University of London Press), Michelle Lefevre (University of Sussex)  View the recording

    27th March 2023 -In the right(s) place at the right(s) time: exploring author rights in academic publishing - Dr Maria Mercedes Frabboni and Stephen Englen (University of Cambridge). View the recording

  • Sussex DocFest

    3rd-7th June 2024 Further information and booking details. 

    7th June 10:30-12 Library Seminar Room. Living Library: From Anthropology to Zoology: will you be part of our Living Library? Further information and booking. CANCELLED. 

  • Research Hive Seminars 2021
    • 30 March 2021 - Digital Communities: connecting researchers at a distance - Katherine Stephan, Tyler Shores and Dr Natalia Cecire - Watch here
    • 20 April 2021 - Own it: The impact of right retention - Sally Rumsey & Johan Rooryck, Prof Martin Eve and Dr Maria Mercedes Frabboni - Watch here 
    • 24 May 2021 - Exploring DORA: responsible metrics, research evaluation and you - Dr Lizzie Gadd and Prof Robin Banerjee - Watch here 
    • 9 June 2021 - Thank you, next: the future of research assessment - Dr Catriona Firth and Prof Alis Oancea - Watch here 
  • Research Hive Seminars 2019
  • Research Hive Seminars 2018
  • Research Hive Seminars 2017
  • Research Hive Seminars 2016
  • Research Hive Seminars 2015
  • Research Hive Seminars 2014
    • Enriching your research: using archives to conduct qualitative research - David Hendy, Paul Quinn and Fiona Courage 
    • Increasing the reach of your research - James Wilsdon, Tim Hitchcock, Charlie Rapple and Ian Carter
    • Demonstrating the impact of creative research outputs - Saskia Gent, Lynne Murphy and Jane Harvell 
    • Challenging traditional approaches to scholarly publishing - Rupert Gatti, Peter Coles and Kitty Inglis
  • Research Hive Seminars 2013
    • 17 January 2013 - What is an author? Good authorship practices across the disciplines - Michael Farthing and Kitty Inglis
    • 31 January 2013 - The future of the book in the digital age - Kiren Shoman, Ellen Collins and Andrew Hadfield 
    • 14 February 2013 - Why share your research data? - Louise Corti, Janet Boddy and Brian Hudson - View presentation slides [PPTX 1.24MB] 
    • 28 February 2013 - What next for Open Access post Finch? - Cameron Neylon and Caroline Bassett
    • 14 March 2013 - Peer pressure: the changing role of peer review - Maria Kowalczuk, Martin Eve and Imogen Taylor
  • Research Hive Seminars 2012
  • Research Hive Seminars 2011
  • Previous Open Access Week events
    • 24 October 2022 -SPARKLE Challenges and opportunities in proposing a national repository for practice research - Dr Scott McLaughlin
    • 25 October 2022 -Introduction to open access publishing workshop
    • 26 October 2022 -Understanding Open Access: for research staff
    • 27 October 2022 -Open Research and Climate Justice - Dr Joseph Walton and Dr Shilpi Srivastava,
    • 28 October 2022 -Making your research data available to support your publications workshop
    • 29 October 2022 - (Open) Access all areas: behind the scenes in Research and Open Scholarship
    • 9 November 2020 - Open Academic Publishing: what it is, what it could become and why that matters - Lucy Barnes, Dr Arianna Ciula and Dr Tanya Kant 
    • October 2020 - How do funders and researchers work with open data? - Prof Rachel Thomson and Dr Sonya Towers - Watch here 
    • 19 October 2020 - Braving the Elements: weathering changes to your Sussex profile and research outputs - Library Academic Services Team
    • 19 October 2020 - Making your research data available to support your publication
    • 20 October 2020 - Digital Tuesday: Using Open Access Resources for Study - Library Academic Services Team
    • 20 October 2020 - Introduction to Open Access Publishing - Library Academic Services Team
    • 23 October 2020 - Open Access Week Wikipedia Editathon - Library Academic Services Team
    • 21 October 2019 - Introduction to Open Access Publishing for PhD researchers - Library Academic Services Team
    • 22 October 2019 - Open Access Escape Room - Library Academic Services Team
    • 24 October 2019 - Screening of Paywall: The Business of Scholarship - Library Academic Services Team - Watch on YouTube
    • 23 October 2018 - Screening of Paywall: The Business of Scholarship - Library Academic Services Team - Watch on YouTube
    • 24 October 2018 - The Publishing Trap - Library Academic Services Team
    • 25 October 2018 - How to get published in the digital age - Suzanne Tatham
    • 24 October 2017 - Adding your data to the University of Sussex Research Data Repository - Ian Carter, Jacob Norris, Thomas Nowotny and Adam Harwood
    • 25 October 2017 - Publishing without tears - Chris Surridge
    • 25 October 2016 - The benefits of making your PhD thesis Open Access - Former PhD students, Camilla Briault and Library Research Support Staff
    • 20 October 2015 - Open Access: What lies ahead? - James Wilsdon, James Baker and David Hendy
    • 24 October 2014 - Scientists’ motivations for Open Access publishing - Dr Dagmara Weckowska
    • 25 October 2013 - Open Access in the next REF - what does HEFCE need to know? - Ian Carter
    • 22 - 25 October 2012 - Set the Default to Open Access - Library Academic Services Team
    • 25 October 2011 - An Introduction to Open Access Publishing: Social Sciences, Humanities and Sciences - Martin Eve
    • 26 October 2011 - An Introduction to Open Access Publishing: Social Sciences, Humanities and Sciences - David Ross and Lucy Robinson
    • 18 October 2010 - Maximise your Research Impact: Engaging with Open Access Publishing - Sciences and Medicine - Carrie Calder, Antony Lewis and Kitty Inglis
    • 18 October 2010 - Maximise your Research Impact: Engaging with Open Access Publishing - Sciences and Medicine - Jo Appleford
    • 20 October 2010 - Maximise your Research Impact: Engaging with Open Access Publishing - Sciences and Medicine - Jonathan Connor, Martin Eve and Kitty Inglis
    • 20 October 2010 - Maximise your Research Impact: Engaging with Open Access Publishing - Sciences and Medicine - Joanna Ball, Jane Harvell, Chris Keene and Annette Moore
  • Academic Book Week 2015
    • 11 November 2015 - What is the future for the academic book - Caroline Basset, Kiren Shoman and Martin Eve
    • 11 November 2015 - Alternatives to the monograph: new ways of publishing for doctoral researchers - David Berry, Martin Eve and Chris Kempshall
  • Effective researcher seminar series
    • 14 January 2010 - The changing research environment and its impact on research at Sussex - Bob Allison, Ben Martin and Jane Harvell
    • 28 January 2010 - Making an impact – why demonstrating the impact of your research is important. - Ian Carter, William Spurlin, Ruth Woodfield and Jill Fairlclough
    • 11 February 2010 - The REF: The future of research performance analysis and the implications for Sussex - Ian Carter, Caroline Bassett, Andy Smith and Imogen Taylor
    • 25 February 2010 - Managing and sharing research data - Andy Newell and Rob Iliffe
    • 11 March 2020 - Changing methods of publication and their impact on research - Kitty Inglis, Matt Brown and Rhodri Jackson
  • Bibliometrics in Libraries
    • 12 September 2013 - Looking past the usual metrics to help researchers demonstrate excellence to support grant applications - Peter Darroch
    • 12 September 2013 - An introduction to Rexplore - Enrico Motta
    • 12 September 2013 - Citation evaluation beyond journals - Alain Frey
    • 12 September 2013 - Article-level and alternative metrics: tracking other indicators of impact online - Jean Liu - View presentation slides [PDF 9.80MB] 
    • 12 September 2013 - What does a bibliometrician do all day? - Stephen Pearson
    • 12 September 2013 - The h-index. Friend or Foe? - Ian Rowlands
    • 12 September 2013 - Tips for improving citations - Clari Gosling
  • How to get published
  • How can open practices help you get published
    • 3 June 2020 - How can open practices help you get published - Wiley Publishers in partnership with UKRN